It is common knowledge that private universities are expensive. So, many parents/guardians are always afraid of sending their children there. However, some of the schools are relatively affordable. Some of the schools are not only affordable, they have a friendly payment pattern. It is a good idea to find out the payment schedule to see whether it will be pocket-friendly. Currently, there are more than 111 approved private universities in Nigeria; Covenant University is the best, while Obong University is the cheapest.
List of Cheap Private Universities in Nigeria
The tuition fee of each school varies depending on the course you want to study. However, the fee is for the cheapest course at each university. The cheapest private University in Nigeria is Oduduwa University. Below is the list of the cheap private universities in Nigeria with their tuition fee:
- Obong University, Obong Ntak – N170,000
- Oduduwa University – N195,000
- Wellspring University _ N213,000
- Caritas University – N248,000
- Paul University, Awka – N300,000
- Claretian University of Nigerian (CUN) – N300,000
- Rhema University – N313,000
- Atiba University Oyo – N300,000 – N600,000
- Fountain University, Osogbo – N350,000
- Al-Hikmah University – N350,000
- Adeleke University – N350,000
- Novena University – N400,000
- Crawford University – N450,000
- Newgate University Minna (NUM) – N450,000
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University – N436,000
- Coal City University (CCU) – N467,000
- Trinity University – N300,000 – N550,000
- Lead City University – N550,000
- Tansian University – N258,000-N698,000
- Glorious Vision University (GVU) – N404,000 – N695,500
- Mountain Top University (MTU) – N650,000
- Veritas University – N720,000
- Huda University Gusau, HUG – N450,000 – N750,000
- Topfaith University – N650,000 – N863,000
Top 20 private universities
The rank below was conducted by Webometrics 2024. According to the information on their website, the ranking is updated every six months. Covenant University top the list of the best private universities in Nigeria and came second in all the Institutions (Universities and Polytechnics) in Nigeria.
- Covenant University
- Landmark University
- Redeemer’s University
- American University of Nigeria
- African University of Science & Technology, Abuja
- Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti
- Babcock University
- Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa
- Bowen University
- Igbinedion University Okada
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University
- Fountain University Osogbo
- Ajayi Crowther University Oyo
- Adeleke University Ede
- Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos
- Bingham University, New Karu
- Benson Idahosa University
- Elizade University Ilara Mokin
- Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin
- Lead City University Ibadan
